tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7479650833453542107.post7389263775370401962..comments2024-03-20T05:29:36.861-07:00Comments on OSR Grimoire: Holmes Basicpaleologoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02640356065053822793noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7479650833453542107.post-69773221330833612262021-01-03T21:33:13.208-08:002021-01-03T21:33:13.208-08:00I suspect that a Holmes "Expert Set" wou...I suspect that a Holmes "Expert Set" would have simply rounded out the LBBs plus Greyhawk, possibly adding a touch of new material here or there.<br /><br />As you're probably aware, the Cook/Marsh Expert Set does include a section at the beginning for using it with Holmes - a hybrid some refer to as "Holmes/X"paleologoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02640356065053822793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7479650833453542107.post-83146609911092348442021-01-03T16:41:09.168-08:002021-01-03T16:41:09.168-08:00Magenta box was my first D&D.Magenta box was my first D&D. <br />Venger Satanishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04447932700800930510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7479650833453542107.post-41552047994101053412021-01-03T11:02:51.981-08:002021-01-03T11:02:51.981-08:00My brother and I were introduced to D&D by my ...My brother and I were introduced to D&D by my dad's friend around 1979 - I don't know now if we were playing AD&D, OD&D, or Homes D&D. My parents bought us the Holmes box set later that year - with B2. We played the heck out of it, but as Holmes told us to, we 'graduated to AD&D' by 1980. I didn't even discover B/X (and BECMI and the RC) until the early 2000's....<br /><br />I often think about what a "Holmes Expert Set" would have looked like if it didn't steer us towards AD&D.ThrorIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10576112896575184085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7479650833453542107.post-51178249676435254052021-01-03T00:37:45.042-08:002021-01-03T00:37:45.042-08:00Proceeding to AD&D is a natural extension of H...Proceeding to AD&D is a natural extension of Holmes - even the font and layout is similar! The Monster Manual, in particular, is a useful companion, as many have noted.<br /><br />B/X is ironically the least compatible - more of a reboot than anything else. We started with Moldvay, but rapidly adopted AD&D as our preferred game.<br /><br />I ended up playing and DMing 1e for my friends, while also DMing B/X for my brother's friends, before switching back to BECMI for my friends when the Gazetteers rolled out.paleologoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02640356065053822793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7479650833453542107.post-87945769401095940822021-01-02T13:23:37.108-08:002021-01-02T13:23:37.108-08:00This book was the intro to D&D for my brother ...This book was the intro to D&D for my brother and I. Prior to our purchase I had observed a game of "OD&D" being played, but was not invited to sit in. As the Holmes book references "AD&D" as its sequel, that is the route we followed, shaking our heads over the separate "Basic" line when it debuted. I have never moved to editions other than 1st ed AD&D. (Although I've played, and still regularly play, other games.) Seeing that Holmes box always brings back pleasant nostalgic memories. Comparing its text to that from the OD&D books, I know I never would've even tried playing OD&D if that had been my only option. Too confusing.Baron Greystonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16636292202674906870noreply@blogger.com